acquisitive
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But Big Pharma has been acquisitive lately, as it seeks to stock its pipeline with developmental drugs aimed at growing market categories.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
QXO QXO -0.43%decrease; red down pointing triangle agreed to buy closely held building materials distributor Kodiak Building Partners for about $2.25 billion in cash and stock, continuing its rapid acquisitive expansion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
It was a day in which an acquisitive foreign power had sent an uninvited delegation to the world's largest island with an uncomfortable message.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025
By confronting the emptiness of consumerism, the Sex Pistols encourage listeners to get beyond object-oriented, acquisitive pursuits.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2024
He threw the gold coin into the grave with Laura, then he pushed more earth into the hole, to hide the coin from acquisitive gravediggers.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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